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The Philippine team dominated the premiere men's doubles event at this year's King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship in Thailand, clinching the country's first ever gold medal in the decades old annual competition.

Striker Rheyjey Ortouste led his team to victory against the Myanmar team, the SEA Games 2015 gold medalist, during the final round on Friday, scoring 35 points, 15 of which he harvested during the crucial third set. He and his teammates earlier beat the Thais, who are currently ranked number 1 worldwide.

The Philippine team also bagged the silver medal in men's hoop event and the bronze medal in women's hoop category, making this year their best performance in the international tilt ever.

A Huffington Post contributor has named Davao City as one of the top 3 Southeast Asian cities where it is best to invest in real estate.

In the blog section of the popular news website, business writer Lisa Froelings said the property market in Davao is "not yet saturated" as compared to Manila and therefore, "there is room for growth." She also cited the local government as being active in its developmental projects which is attractive to both local and foreign investors.

Froelings also considered Davao's low cost of living as well as the Philippines having "the highest yields for property investments in the ASEAN."

"With both affordable prices as well as high yields, investors can easily tell that Davao is a great place to invest in property right now," wrote Froelings, who is also an eCommerce consultant.

The other ASEAN cities in the list are Chiang Mai in Thailand and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.

The 22-year-old Filipino-Australian model also received several special awards including the Best in Swimsuit, Best in Long Gown, Best in Fashion Runway, Miss Hannah and Miss Manila Hotel awards.

During the Q&A, the Top 5 contestants were asked why they should be Miss World Philippines. Below was Gray's answer:

"To be a Miss World is to be passed a torch that burns with passion and purpose. If I am to become Miss World Philippines, I will dedicate my voice and essence to carry that torch and to set charitable causes alight, such as my personal advocacy, the Paraiso Bright Beginnings Project. And I would focus on passing on this torch to empower others because I believe together there is no darkness in this world that our light cannot overcome."

Gray will be representing the Philippines in Miss World 2016 pageant which will be held in the Uni…

Rachelle Ann Go will be joining the cast of the Broadway return of the legendary musical "Miss Saigon."

The 30-year-old Filipina singer and actress will be reprising her acclaimed performance as Gigi Van Tranh in the West End revival of the musical, for which she received the "Best Supporting Actress in A Musical" at last year's What's On Stage Awards.

Also part of the Broadway cast are Devin Ilaw, who will play the role of Thuy; Jon Jon Briones, who will act as the Engineer; and Eva Noblezada, who will play as Kim.

The opening night of the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon will be on March 23rd.